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The best travel camera

The best travel camera

on 12May2013 in photo, thoughts, travel | 0 comments

Have you heard of the best travel camera? I don’t think it is easy to find one. Do a Google search you will be amazed how many cameras for travel are recommended. A blog written by Lexy Savvides lists several things to consider: Compacts Superzooms Batteries GPS Warranty Accessories These are seemingly simple questions but no easy answers.  As Bill Bryson,...

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The feature of the Leica rangefinder camera

The feature of the Leica rangefinder camera

on 20Apr2013 in photo, thoughts | 0 comments

Have you ever thought of being a Leica rangefinder camera user? (Sorry I don’t call the Leica M camera the mirrorless camera.) Having just read Mark Dubovoy’s article posted on Luminous Landscape, I am thinking about the endless pursuit of the finest camera.  Is the Leica M (Type 240) my next camera?  It retains the old format, superbly made with some...

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The Age of “Me Time”

The Age of “Me Time”

on 12Jan2013 in photo, thoughts | 4 comments

The age of “Me Time” has arrived. What is “Me Time”? In the January-February 2013 issue of Harvard Business Review, a short article entitled ‘How People Really Use Mobile’ (read an online excerpt here) summarises a survey. Although every survey has its limitation, there is always something interesting in the findings. Seven...

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Camera of the year 2012

Camera of the year 2012

on 17Dec2012 in photo, thoughts | 0 comments

The camera of the year 2012 award, in my own opinion, goes to the Leica M-Monochrom. Here are the other finalists: Canon 6D Fujifilm X-Pro1 Nikon D800E Olympus OM-D E-M5 Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7 Sigma DP2 Merrill Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1 For Canon, the 5D Mark III should win back the broken heart of many. Between the 5D Mark III and the Canon 6D, I chose  the latter....

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My thoughts on the best compact camera

My thoughts on the best compact camera

on 6Nov2012 in photo, thoughts | 2 comments

With this year is coming to close its curtain, what is the best compact camera so far? I scratch my head to find out how many cameras of this type there are. If I need to set a boundary to my search, what should I do? By using Techradar‘s camera categories, we can subdivide the compact cameras to all-rounders, travel compacts, superzoom and bridge cameras,...

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